Sorry, o tens of readers, for the late-nite post. Just came back from an amazing show at the Tractor - Bill Kerchen. Twangy guitarist who used to play with Commander Cody. Effortless mastery. Made me either want to become a rockabilly guitarist or give up trying to play an instrument.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

This was moving day. We've been in our place in Ballard now for one year! It's fun to listen to this song and relive the utter exhaustion I was feeling. I'm pretty sure this one was made up on the spot. Turned out pretty good, all things considered.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Friday, May 21, 2010

We were getting ready to move into our new place in Ballard. Which is why a lot of the songs during this time period were hastily composed and played on the one instrument that hadn't been packed up, the uke. Link.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

On this day, we came out of our rehearsal space in Frelard to see another dude checking out the damage that his Smart Car had incurred from a hit and run driver. I'd never seen a Smart Car get smashed before.

I'm not sure where the part about the fish fry came from, though. Perch is better than cod, though.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

I think this might be the only ukulele song I've written where I don't play chords, just individual notes. I like the minimal nature of the uke and vocal harmonies. I believe the 11th Avenue in question was in Capitol Hill. And it was probably raining that day. Link.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

It's hard for me to pin down what my earliest memory is. A few that come to mind:

1. chipping the ends of the keys off of my parents' piano with a hammer2. sitting in front of the massive space heater in my sisters' room3. being sneak attacked by a neighborhood dog, and my grandpa defending me.4. my mom singing 'Going Bye Bye On a Choo Choo'.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

We'd just watched a disturbing documentary called My Kid Could Paint That, about a four year old in New York whose art ends up becoming wildly popular on the gallery circuit. I like the jump blues feel of this song. Link.

Okay, this one is so intentionally annoying it's almost funny. Almost. This was another Bananagrams-inspired song. When we get sick of playing it the regular way, we like to take a bunch of letters and make up new words. The fun is in defining the word. On this particular night, the word was Bblorted. The song quickly turned into a jingle for a product called Blorted B. "If you're feeling bblorted, why not try new Blorted B?" Of course, those lyrics aren't actually in the song. Wow, such a long explanation for such a ridiculous song. Link!

Sorry, o tens of readers, if you were worried. I took a little vacation to do a show in Calgary, and I'm now finally getting caught back up. I didn't take a vacation from writing songs every day last year, however, so get prepared for a blast of songs. Don't worry, I'll be gentle.